About

STX is one of the fastest-growing entertainment concerns in the world. With offices in Los Angeles, London and Hong Kong, STX specializes in the production, financing, distribution and marketing of film, TV, digital and VR content at scale for global audiences.

Founded in 2014 by prolific entrepreneur Robert Simonds and managing director of TPG, Bill McGlashan, the company was built on an innovative business model to unlock the value of the direct connection talent have with their fans, to bridge the two largest media markets, the U.S. and China, and to seamlessly drive premium content across platforms. In just three years, STX became one of only a handful of global unicorn entertainment companies. Its board of directors include some of the most successful investors in media: TPG Growth, Hony Capital, PCCW, Tencent, and Liberty Global, among others.

Leadership

Our Divisions

Board Members

Robert Simonds

STX Entertainment Chairman and CEO

Mr. Simonds is our Group’s co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Simonds has over 20 years of experience in the film industry. He is a film producer and entrepreneur. Before establishing STX, Mr. Simonds was already the producer or executive producer of over 30 films released between 1990 and 2010. During that period, he had his own company named Robert Simonds Company.

Bill Mcglashan

Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner of TPG Growth

Mr. McGlashan is the Founder and Managing Partner of TPG Growth. Mr. McGlashan joined TPG in 2004 and is the Managing Partner of TPG Growth and a member of TPG’s leadership committees. TPG Growth is interested in a broad portfolio of businesses which operate in a wide range of different sectors. Mr. McGlashan currently also serves as a director of e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (listed on the New York Stock Exchange). From December 2001 to January 2005, Mr.

David Bonderman

Co-Founder of TPG Growth

Mr. Bonderman co-founded Texas Pacific Group (TPG) in 1992. Today, portfolio companies controlled by TPG have combined revenues of over US $130 billion, operate in more than 100 countries and employ approximately 550,000 people. Prior to co-founding TPG, Mr. Bonderman was Chief Operating Officer of the Robert M. Bass Group, Inc. (RMBG), now doing business as Keystone Group, L.P. in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Bonderman graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law School in 1966 and was a member of the Harvard Law Review and a Sheldon Fellow.

John Zhao

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hony Capital

Mr. Zhao is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hony Capital. Mr. Zhao also serves as an executive director and Executive Vice President of Legend Holdings Corporation, a non-executive director of Lenovo Group Limited, the Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of Best Food Holding Company Limited, the Chairman of the board of Hospital Corporation of China Limited, and a non-executive director of China Glass Holdings Limited.. Mr.

Gigi Pritzker

CEO and Co-Founder of diversified content company MWM

Ms. Pritzker is an award-winning producer and philanthropist. She is the CEO of diversified content company MWM (formerly Madison Wells Media), which she co-founded with former Legendary executive, Clint Kisker. In 2001, Ms.

Janice Lee

Managing Director of PCCW Media Group

Ms. Lee is the Managing Director of PCCW Media Group. Appointed to this role in 2010, she is in charge of the Company’s media businesses including Hong Kong’s leading pay TV service Now TV, the Group’s OTT video entertainment services MOOV, a digital music service, and Viu, a global OTT video service across 15 markets. Ms. Lee joined PCCW in January 2003 and was appointed Executive Vice President of Television and New Media in April 2006. Ms. Lee also serves as an independent director on the board of Sogou Inc.

Tracy Cui

Managing Director at Hony Capital

Ms. Cui is currently a Managing Director at Hony Capital, overseeing investments in Media and Entertainment. Ms Cui has been both an investor and portfolio manager for companies in TV, Digital, Feature Films, Animation, and Theme Parks. Prior to Hony Capital, Ms. Cui was Deputy General Manager in CSM Media Research, a joint venture of WPP and CCTV. Ms. Cui holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and an MA in Journalism from Columbia University.

Frank Biondi

Senior Managing Director at WaterView Advisors

Mr. Biondi is the founder and a principal of Waterview Advisors, an investment advisory firm based in Los Angeles. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Chairman and CEO of Universal Studios and prior to that, was the President and CEO of Viacom, Inc. from 1987 to 1996, during which he presided over the acquisitions of Paramount Pictures and Blockbuster Video. Previously, he was Chairman of Coca-Cola Enterprises and Home Box Office. Mr. Biondi also serves as a director of RealD, Amgen, Viasat, Cablevision, and Seagate. Mr.

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Mr. Ng is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank. Headquartered in California, East West Bank is a top performing commercial bank with exclusive focus on the U.S. and Greater China. It has been ranked among the 25 largest banks in the U.S. by market capitalization and has been selected in the top 15 of “America’s 100 Best Banks” by Forbes for the last six consecutive years (2010-2015). Mr. Ng was named by Forbes as one of the 25 most notable Chinese Americans and one of the 100 most influential people in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Times. Mr.

Carmen Chang

Head of Asia for New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Asia (ex-India)

Ms. Chang is Chairman and Head of Asia for New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Asia (ex-India). In this role, Ms. Chang is focused on building the firm’s global organization and portfolio in China and other emerging markets in Asia. In this role, she focuses on building NEA’s global organization and portfolio in China and other emerging markets in Asia (ex-India).